Features of Elegy and Ode in World and Uzbek Literature

Abstract

Elegy and ode are aristocrats among other genres of lyrics. They trace their lineage from antiquity. The genesis of the terminology is similar, initially both concepts meant the same thing - a song. However, an elegy (Greek elegeia) is a mournful song, while an ode (Greek ode) is just a song. The emotional mood of the ode arose over time, when its content was attached to the ode - a solemn laudatory song. Over the centuries, the stanza and pathos of the elegy and ode have changed, but invariably both lyrical genres have remained antipodes.